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📍 Battersea Power Station
Battersea Power Station (Battersea Power Station) was once one of the largest power stations in the UK. During the peak period, it provided more than 20% of London's electricity to Buckingham Palace and Parliament House. However, after being decommissioned in 1978, the power plant was vacant for almost 40 years, until it was redeveloped in 2012, and opened with a new look 10 years later! Currently, this grade 2 registered building has been transformed into a space equipped with various revitalized spaces such as residences, shops, bars, restaurants, and office spaces at the same time. The opening ceremony attracted over thousands of pilgrims!
The Battersea Power Station is the largest red brick building in Europe. You can see the iconic four-smoke structure from the outside, and the interior also preserves the original red brick decoration style. International movies such as “Fast and Furious,” “Sherlock,” and the Oscar-winning film “The King's Speech” have all been filmed here!
The Battersea Power Station began operation in 1933 until the public questioned its carbon dioxide emissions, and officially stopped supplying electricity in 1978, completing its mission for almost half a century. Until it was reopened in 2022, it has now been home to more than 110 businesses, making it a multi-faceted revitalization space loved by the younger generation.
The current Battersea power station also retains traces of many years, including the work platform and structure above the building. The machine above bears witness to the contribution and status of the Battersea Power Station in the industrial age.
Walking all the way from the red brick space at the entrance to the other side, I saw that the red brick and white brick had a different atmosphere, as if entering another space. There are similar tall windows, and the texture of the white tiles on the wall, roof, and corner is slightly different.
The Battersea power station has two separate control rooms, and you can see the newly restored control room A in the white brick space. Control Room A was built between 1929 and 1931 and was the original control room for the power station; starting in 1933, its controls and panels transported electricity from Carnaby Street (Carnaby Street) to Wimbledon (Wimbledon). Control Room A is in stark contrast to its sister Control Room B, which was built in the lower half of a power plant built in the latter half of this century. Control Room B was completed after the war, and its architecture is simpler, leading directly to the similar Turbine Hall B. Compared to Control Room A, Control Room A is a completely independent room.
I heard that in the fall of 2023, Control Room A will open up to the outside world as an activity space, and the northwest smokehouse will also become a smokehouse glass elevator, bringing visitors 109 meters above the air to a 360-degree view of London's skyline. Please stay tuned!
How do I get to Battersea Power Station?
Get to Battersea Power Station and walk for 9-minute.
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